Sharpshooters | |
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Directed by | James Tinling |
Screenplay by | Robert Ellis Helen Logan |
Story by | Maurice Rapf Lester Ziffren |
Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
Starring | Brian Donlevy Lynn Bari Wally Vernon John 'Dusty' King Douglass Dumbrille C. Henry Gordon |
Cinematography | Barney McGill |
Edited by | Nick DeMaggio |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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